Go roundabout this!

I like roundabouts.

I like roundabouts much better than four-way stops or stoplights. Our first roundabout was installed  close to 10 years ago. We now have at least a half dozen of them around town.

I have never bought the argument that “old people” will get confused or any other such nonsense. Anyone who can’t navigate a roundabout should not be allowed to navigate a four-way stop or stoplight regardless of age.

The height of stupidity in the roundabout conversation was recently reached.

At the same time that the Legislature is trying to combat Wisconsin’s problem with drunken driving, a lawmaker is asking transportation officials to reconsider putting two roundabouts near Lambeau Field because some fans might be too inebriated to safely navigate them.

“While we would hope no one will be driving impaired, the reality is that with thousands of people leaving a football game or other event, the odds are that some drivers may be less than alert after spending three to six hours at the stadium,” Rep. Jim Soletski (D-Green Bay) wrote in a letter to state Transportation Secretary Frank Busalacchi.

Don’t install a roundabout because Packer fans might be too drunk after a game to navigate it?

Hey Rep. Soletski, the problem is not the roundabout!

Geez.

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